Man who choked boy draws 35-year sentence

5:30 PM,
Mar. 22, 2013

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The troubled past of Joseph A. Curnutt caught up with the Henry County man last week.

In January, a Henry Circuit Court 1 jury found Curnutt, 33, of Straughn guilty of two felonies, battery resulting in serious bodily injury and battery resulting in bodily injury.

Authorities said Curnutt punched a 7-year-old boy in the head and face and twice choked the boy last July 20, while both were staying at a relative's home. The choking caused hemorrhaging of the youngster's eyes, according to police reports. ...